The Celtic Manor have expressed their delight at being chosen as the new home of the Nick Faldo series, writes Jonathan Evans.

The Newport resort will take over the reins as the venue for one of the most prestigious events for young golfers in Britain until the end of the 2007 season.

It has also been confirmed the resort will be the host for the Faldo Series tournament's next three finals, the first of which will be held in September of this year.

Team Faldo will now be based at the Newport resort, enabling youngsters to take advantage of Gwent's two championship courses, the Golf Academy and 18-hole Academy course - making South Wales the focal point for the future of British golf.

'We hope that the excellent facilities that we have put in place at the resort will be of great benefit to the Faldo Series, and we look forward to working closely with them over the coming years,' said Celtic Manor's Jon Phelps.